Dave McGillivray

McGillivray a loss to SA racing

PUBLISHED: November 6, 2014

David Thiselton
Dave McGillivray, who has been the National Horseracing Authority’s (NHA) Horseracing Control Executive since March last year, has resigned.

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Solid RTR sales figures

PUBLISHED: November 5, 2014

David Thiselton
The traditional Ready To Run Sale held on the first weekend of November every year on the Highveld was split in two this year, due to the entry of Cape Thoroughbred Sales (CTS) into the Johannesburg market in direct competition with the Thoroughbred Breeders Association (TBA), but this did not have a dramatic effect on the market.

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Big weekend for Bezrin

PUBLISHED: November 5, 2014

David Thiselton
The Danzig sire Bezrin is one of the best value stallions in the country and made headlines on two separate occasions last weekend.

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Cup glory for Moore

PUBLISHED: November 5, 2014

David Thiselton
Brilliant English jockey Ryan Moore’s decision to sacrifice a tilt at the British Flat Jockey’s Championship in favour of plum rides overseas paid dividends at Flemington racecourse in Australia yesterday when he won one of the world’s most famous races, the Aus$6 million Melbourne Cup, aboard the Andreas Wohler-trained German horse Protectionist.

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Choice line-up for Carriers

PUBLISHED: November 4, 2014

David Thiselton

A classy field will line up for the Gr 2 Choice Carriers Championship over 1400m at Kenilworth on Saturday and this includes the unbeaten Vaughan Marshall-trained Jet Set Go.